Question 5

The Urinal Game can be discussed in terms of ideology and hegemony. Ideology is the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.. Hegemony is the political, economic, ideological or cultural power exerted by a dominant group over other groups. It requires the consent of the majority to keep the dominant group's leader in power. In relation to the Urinal Game, this basically shows the social ideology behind choosing a urinal in a man's bathroom. One can't be too close to another man, or if there are not empty spaces to be separated by two, you go next to the smaller man as opposed to the bigger one. This relates to hegemony because the game shows these ideologies as the societal norm and that these norms are supported by the masses which in turn keeps this ideology in power because majority of people follow these men's bathroom rules because ti is what they are comfortable with and ti is what everyone does.